Improvement in spittoons



E. A. HEATH.

v Spittoon.

No. 206,322. Patented July 23,1878.

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EUGENE A. HEATH,

PATENT OEEIoE.

OF NEiV YORK, N. .Y.

lM PROVEM ENT lN SPITTOONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

206,322, dated July 23, 1878; application lilcd April 5, 1878.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE A. HEATH, of thecity, county, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGuspadores, of which the following is a specification This inventionrelates to that class of cuspadores which have usually been formed inthree parts or sections, consisting of a bowl made from cast metal, thebase of which is greatly increased in weight by thickening the shell, ofa breast, and a flaring receiving- -n1outh formed from light sheetmetal, the

breast and bowl being united by soldering. A cuspadore of thisconstruction is mainly designed to cause the vessel to right itself incase its equilibrium is disturbed. Many fault-s have been found with it,and, owing to the base being heavy and of cast-iron, the vessel isentirely unsuited for use in rooms where the floor is made from hardwoods, marble, or tiling, as in every case, whenever the vessel ismoved, it scratches and defaces the floor, besides causing a very harshand disagreeable noise.

The present invcn tion is designed to entirely obviate these objections; and it consists in constructin g the vessel as follows: of acast-iron bowl with the bottom removed, the breast and receiving-mouthbeing formed of light metal in the usual manner. These parts are firstfinished and united, a light bottom of wood, paper, paper-pulp, orrubber being afterward inserted, for the purposes as will hereinafter befully pointed out and described.

The drawing, which forms an essential part of this specification,represents a vertical sectional elevation of a cuspadore in which myinvention is fully embodied.

A represents the receiving-mouth,which is of the conventional form ingeneral use, and spun or stamped out of light sheet metal. 13 is thebreast, also of the usual configuration adopted in cuspadores. These twoparts are united at a by seaming and soldering, or by any other approvedmechanical means. 0- is the bowl, which is cast from metal, preferablyiron, the bottom thereof being left open. Its shell is heaviest near thebase, and is gradually reduced in thickness toward the top. Thiscast-iron bottomless bowl is united to the breast B at l) by solderingin the method now in vogue. These united partsbowl, breast,

] and mouth-are then japanncd,paiuted, plated, or otherwise ornamented,which completed, the vessel is in condition to receive its bottom D.This bottom I propose to form from com pressed paper, papenpulp, wood,rubber, or any other similar and suitable material, and to insert thesame in the opening in the base of the bowl, cementing the same orotherwise securing it in its place therein. In many cases it may beforced in under pressure, so that no other means need be employed.

The object aimed at is to produce a vessel that may be used on anyornamental floor without any danger of scratching or (lefacin of theadvantages claimed for a self-righting cuspadore, as the vessel hereinshown and described will, by reason of the shell of the bowl beingheaviest near the base, quickly regain disturbing cause releases it.

It is obvious that my improvement in the bottoms is applicable tocuspadores the breast and bowl of which are new cast or formed in onepiece from metal or from any plastic or vitreous material; also, tocuspadores the mouth, breast, and bowl of which are formed or cast inone piece of the same material, the vessel in each case being bottomlessand completed in the manner as herein previously described, and it is myintention to so apply my invention.

I claim as new and as my invention- 1. In a euspadore, the combinationof abet-- tomless bowl of heavy material, the excess of weight in whichis near its base, a detachable bottom, (for insertion in the opening inthe base of such bowl,) formed from wood, paper, paper-pulp, rubber, orother light and soft material of an opposite nature to metal, and abreast and receiving-mouth of the usual shape, such breast andreceivingmouth being attached to the bowl by soldering, all applied asand for the purposes substantially as herein shown and set forth.

2. In a euspadore, the combination of a bowl, breast, andreceiving-mouth of the usual form, the bottom of the bowl of such vesselbeing removed, and a detachable bottom, (arranged for insertion in theopen base of the vessch) formed from wood, paper-pulp, rubber, or othermaterial of a softer nature than metal,

the same, and at the same time to secure all' its normal and uprightposition as soon as the.

all substantially as and for the purposes as herein shown and described.

3. In a euspadore, the combination of a bowl or body formed in. onepiece from heavy material, the base or bottom of such vessel beingremoved, a detachable bottom, (for-insort-ion iu the open base of thevessel,) formed from light material in contradistinotion to metal and aflaring receiving-mouth of the usual form, all substantially as and forthe purposes as herein shown and described.

